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w. vv. BAGLH. TOWEL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I8. 25H8.

Patented Mary 2?,1Q19.

2 SHEETS-SHFFT I VV. W. BAGLEY.

TOWEL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I8. l98.

i g, hmm my 2, 1919,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

narran KEES PATENT FFIQE.

WILLIAM W. BAGLEY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

l TOWEL-CABINET.

Application led May 18, 1918.

, ages of clean towels so secured to the cabinet that they cannot be removed therefrom except for placing the packages into serviceable position.

An object of the invention is to provide a cabinet of the class described having accommodation for a plurality of packages of towels which can be attached to or removed therefrom only in package form by the delivery man.

. Another object of the invention is to provide aV package towel carrier which has means whereby the towels cannot be removed by the delivery man, although he can attach or detach the package from the towel cabinet.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a towel carrier which will discharge only one towel at a time.

Vith the above and other objects in View, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of towel cabinet embodying my invention, a portion of the basket for the soiled towels being broken out to show the details of construction;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2 2, Fig. 1; y

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sectional views through the end of the arm which supports the package of clean towels and which illustrate the successive positions of the means Specication ofy Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1919.

serialno. 235,399.

Vwhich prevent the removal of more than one towel at a time;

Fig. 6 is a similar section showing a modified form of the means controlling the removal of one towel at a time;

Fig. 7 is a section through the double lock provided at the end of the {iexible Vmember of the towel carrier;

Fig. 8 is a cross section through the lock on line 8 8, Fig. 7, showing the same in operation with the key controlling one of the locking means; y

Fig, 9 is a similar section showingitwith a key controlling the operation of the other Ilocking means Fig. 10 is an elevation ofthe arm of the towel carrier, the means for locking the arm in the support being shown in section, also the lock for locking the towels on t-he arm being partly broken out to show the details of construction;

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the arm support; and

Fig. 12 is an elevation of the lock on the arm. p

In individual towel cabinets it is of great importance to limit the handling4 of loose towels by the delivery man, Jfor such handling requires counting, which is expensive '1n view of thel amount of time required.

Furthermore, with'such handling of towels there is a vloss of towels and, therefore, the method is not economical. To overcome such handling of the towels I provide towel carriers for each package so that a package of towels after being used individually can- Ynot be taken oE the carrier except by an authorized person. In other words, the delivery man only controls the packages of either clean or soiled towels, and has no access to the carrier to remove or place the towels thereupon, this being done at the laundry.

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet presents a basket 13 for soiled towels above which a suitable support 14 is providedv into which an arm 15 of any of the towel carriers may be lockedso that the arm will project from the wall of the cabinet to which the support 14 is secured. The support 14: has a spring-actuated plunger 16 normally tending to engage a bore 17 in the w'hih .engages the support a ycollar 20 which has a lock bolt 21 .Qperableby .a key so that said collar 20 may be locked to the .bolt in proximity Yto the-support, .as shown best in Fig. 10, the arm l.15 having .a vrecess or opening 22 vfor the bolt 21. 'This collar 20 when .removed permits the iitting 'of the clean towels .on to the Varm through the end which is 'tobe l.engaged .by the suppont 14. vThe towels are prevented from slipping off the other end of .the arm .by .a spring-actufatedfcatoh23. When .the'desired number of .towels is ii-tted =on ythe arm .'15 vthe collar 20 is locked thereto and theclean towels, therefore, are retained on the .arm .by the collar ,2,0 .and thefcatch .23.

vThe rcatch' 23 has `a .shoulder `v24 which is slightly wider than a ring 25 of an individual towel '26. yThis shoulder is adapted to :be .-ush 'with the surface of the farm when the catch -is maintained in the .normal position .by the ,spring .27. It will be seen that .the @catch can `only fbe moved toward the proximate end against the resistance of the spring. The tendency :to move theV catch in the opposite direction is resisted by fthefengagement Yof the .toe 28 :of fthe catch with the bottom of the arm. The shoulder 24 being @only slightly wider 'than ,-a ring ,'25, :another towel .in proximity `to the one engaged by .the fshonlder `.will be prevented .from vslipping ofi' by fthe :rotation off-the zcaftoh '.(see F 4;),

for rit will shove the' `proximate :towel yring awa-y from fthe Yone Abeing 4carried 'over x.the .catch-23.

The end of the `anni atthe :catch has 'also -.a :loop '-29 'from which a lieXible member .30',

Y The same :lock casing 31 carries another bolt 34 which .is operated by a -d'iiierent lkey `35, :both .entering :the same key Vopening in the lock easing, .and which is adapt- ."ed to lock .the bail .36 to fthe casing 31. This key 35 is .in the possession of the "delivery man for locking and unlocking the towel carriers from the bottom of the basket 13 whereat a plurality of eyes 37 are provided sojthat a ycorrespondingjnumber'of such carriers may be locked thereto.

One of the arms of the carrier is secured to the support '14 "in a manner previously described, the towels being allowed to hang 'from the support as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Preferably a screening board 38 is hinged to 'the cabinet so that only a portion 'ci the Adiront towel isexposed above the screen. The

screen is preferably hinged on one side, or removable, ii' so desired, ito facilitate the placing or removing of the anmofa vcarrier from afsupport. The fother arms with their itovvels .thereon are y'stored ina suitable re- .'cepta'cle .39 which .may be l:provided I:above- .the basket as shown orto one side. l,The ybottom of the receptacle hasaslfot4`0zto one side so thatth'eplexible members 30 .of fthe carriers vmay not interfere with the closing .of :the door 41 of .the :receptaclenor with athe towels which :are disposed lin .serviceable 'position in the support 14.

Access ito this 'cabinet is .contro'lled ibyithe proprietor oit -`the :place where 'the cabinet .is

located, Sand 'when .all 'the .towels on the arm engagement with the support '14. "ilfhesoreen 38 .is first l.swung .to one .side tto facilitate' the :placingof 'the .arm into the lsupportand 'also for lbringingtl'iecl-iain 30 outside fof-the Y screen. .It will .be'noted that :at no time is there fmore thanfone b-undle 4of towels accessible to the users. Y

When 'the man delivers the packages of towels, Zhe .removes thosepackages vthe arms of which are `in fthe `lbasket 13 iby 'disengagi-ng the .baifls 36 from the eyes, the-fiiexible Emember lstil'l remaining 7in engagemen'twith lits lock so that the .delivery 'man lcannot take ofi' any oi the towels on the fflexible members. For :the @packages of towels which k:he removes he substitutes other packages Vby simply looking lthe fbails of those locking members to the eyes in 4-p'lace oi.: those removed, the tpackages 4bei-ng' `stored away lin the receptacle 39 by the proprietor of the place. Y

By lhaving a ilocked storage compartment fatfthe cabinet, Vplural-ityof bundles maybe kept in reserve, thereby permitting the ycustomer to have a sufficient number 'off towels von hand without giving the public access to more than one package at a time. Thisstorexpense of 4the supply iman to a greatextent, which 1s lone'c' the most yexpensive items 'ci Athe individual '-'tow'el cabinet system.

age of packages also reduces the delivery The catch 23 shown in Fig. 6 has the shoulder 24 sufficiently wide to accommodate two rings 25 of the towels thereon, and when two rings like that are in engagement with the shoulder 24 the rotation of same is prevented as will be seen from Fig. 6. In consequence a person could not pull off two towels at the same time. One of the towels would have to be moved off the shoulder before the one infront of' same could be moved off the arm supporting the clean towels.

From the above description it will be seen that the arm l5 is the clean towel package carrier, while the flexible member 30 is the soiled towel carrier; that each of those carriers has independent locking means, the arm having the collar 20 and the flexible member having the locked bolt 32. It is self-evident that in place of using a twin lock as shown, two independent locks can be provided at the end of the flexible member, one'for locking the soiled towels thereon and the other for locking the end of the fiexible member to the bottom of the basket.

It is self-evident that in place of using the basket 13: the ends of the flexible members 30 may be secured directly to the back wall of the cabinet and the soiled towels allowed to hang from the flexible member. In place of the collar 20 on the arm 15 a padlock can be substituted, the tail of which would pass directly through the opening in the arm.

I claim:

l. In combination, a basket for soiled towels, mea-ns for securing a plurality of towel carriers to the basket, a support for presenting in serviceable position a package of clean towels of one of the secured towel carriers, and a receptacle for .storing the packages of clean towels of the other carriers secured to the basket.

2. In combination, a basket for soiled towels, means for securing a plurality of towel carriers toi the basket, a support for presenting in serviceable position a package of clean towels of any of the carriers secured to the basket, and a receptacle for storing the packages of clean towels of the other carriers secured to the basket, said receptacle having means for the carriers so that the same may protrude from the receptacle to the basket to which the carriers are locked, any of said packages of clean towels of any of the carriers being removable from the receptacle to be placed into serviceable position into the support while all of the carriers remain secured to the basket.

3. In combination, a basket for soiled towels, means for locking a plurality of towel carriers to the basket, a support for presenting in serviceable position a package of clean towels of any of the carriers secured te the basket3 and a receptacle for storing the packages of clean towels of the other carriers locked to the basket, any of said packages of clean towels of' any of the carriers being placeable into serviceable position into the support while all of the carriers remain locked to the basket.

4. In combination, a basket for soiled towels, a plurality of towel carriers each having an arm for accommodating a package' of clean towels and a flexible member for accommodating the soiled, towels, means for locking the ends of the arm and flexible member so as to prevent the removal of the towels therefrom, means for locking the flexible members to the basket, a support for receiving an arm to present any Vpackage of clean towels so locked in serviceable position, and a receptacle for the towels on the arms, said receptacle having a slot for the flexible members of the towel carriers so that the same may extend from the receptacle to the basket to which they are locked.

5. In combination, a basket for soiled towels, towel carriers each comprising an arm for receiving packages of clean towels and a flexible member forming an extension of the arm for receiving the soiled towels coming from the arm, locking means at the end of the arm and at the end of the flexible member for locking the towels thereon, means in the basket whereby a plurality of the locked ends of the flexible member may be detach-ably secured, a support for the arm of any towel carrier so locked to present a package of clean towels in serviceable position above the basket, and a receptacle for the arms with the remaining packages of clean towels thereon, the ends of the fiexible members of which are .secured in the basket, said receptacle having a slot to one side for the flexible member to pass out from the receptacle to the basket.

6. A. towel carrier for towel cabinets comprising a rigid member on to which towels may 'be threaded, a flexible member connected to one end of the rigid member, a spring-actuated catch associated with said rigid member in proximity to the flexible member, said catch presenting a portion projecting above the rigid member and a shoulder normally flush with the surface of the rigid member, said shoulder being` adapted to receive but one towel, which. towel when pulled toward the portion of the catch above the rigid member will spring the catch and allow the towel to slip on to the flexible member, a locking collar adapted to be secured to said rigid member in proximity to the end remote from the flexible member, and a. lock for the end of the iexible member for retaining the towels thereon.

7. A towel carrier for towel cabinets comprising a rigid member provided with a loop and a flexible member connected to said loop, a catch, means pivotally connecting f.the catch `to Vthe `rigid member fin proximity to 2the loop, `said catch having a shoulder, 'a spring for :maintaining said shoulder flush vwith the 4surface ofthe rigid member.,'said Icatch having :a toe 'normally preventing the spring from depressing the' shoulder belW.r:the surface .fof the rigid member..

' f8. A towel carrier for vtowel'cabinetsComprising a rigid member, a flexible member lconnected thereto, la spring-actuated .catch 'on :said rigid member in proximity lto the flexible .member preventing the feed of more than one itowel at a time from said rigid lmember 'to the fleXible .-member, and a twin lock associated lwith .the end othe -Hexible member, onek of said llocks bein-g adapted to .lock the 4towels on the -flexible member ,and :the other -to look the flexible member to any :desired support.

39. #In combination,- 'a basket for :soiled towels, a plurality l of itowel carriers each yhzwinfgfan arm yfor accommodating apackage of -el'ean tewels' fand ya 'flexible member for accommodating the soiled towels, a Vtwin flock .associated with the -iend `:of .eaeho :the #flexible members 'of tthe carrier, Vone 'of rthe twin lodks fon I.the flenfible member Serving for securing vthe flexible member to Athe 'basket, 2a support for receiving van arm; of a carrier -to present a 'package of clean `towels in serviceable fpositionpand :a receptacle for A,the ypackages ef itoWels zon the arms, lSaid Y receptacle fhaming 'meaxns so 'that the flexible members may pass :ont of ithe receptacle to :the 'basket to which the flexible :members -vare locked.

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